Chapter 263: Cultivator
"Among all living beings in the Three Realms, cultivation is divided into three realms, the Holy Realm, the Immortal Realm, and the Divine Realm, but there is a huge disparity between each realm, and it is only a human and divine realm, how can I be able to defeat the Eight Heavens of the Heavenly God Realm!"
"Divine Realm Immortals, I've never treated myself as an immortal. Enemy, to put it bluntly, it is a killing skill, not a stupid simple cultivation!" Xue Jian snorted coldly.
"That's because you don't understand it!"
Gu Immortal scolded, for some reason, he suddenly lost his composure.
"I don't understand? The meaning and value of life are not just obedience to the mind and desires, but I don't know if you follow the will or indulge your desires?"
Gu Immortal's eyes were hazy, as if he had fallen into the memories of the past.
"A long time ago, the fields were barren and the fields were thousands of miles away, and almost all the people in the village were starving to death, and people were eating each other. At the age of six, I escaped from the fate of struggle, and in order to survive, I dared to eat anything, crabs, snake meat, mushrooms, and scorpions, and for a long time, my wild ability was dozens or hundreds of times stronger than ordinary people. Later, in order to resist the toxins left behind by my body, I had to fight poison with poison. After cultivating for the sake of entering the innate world, I made full use of poison as a Gu induction, and I tried it repeatedly, so I spent two hundred years in the Three Realms looking for poisons that could be used as Gu poison, and I was able to obtain the name of Gu Immortal, which can be regarded as the recognition of the Three Realms Immortals for me for two hundred years. Although my combat power is not strong, I am quite confident in the skill of Gu poison. ”
"Do you know what true abundance is? If you are overconfident, you will suffer!"
Although Xue Jian's blade was in the sheath, he was ready to unsheath and kill people all the time.
"What do you say?" said the Gu Immortal unhappily.
"At the beginning of the Xia Dynasty, in Yangcheng, there was a hermit named Zhao Lang, who closed his shop and began to study when he earned a hundred shells a day. There was a rich man named Luo Shen in the local area, and when he saw that Zhao Lang was living in poverty, he wanted to help him and send money and food to Zhao Lang. Zhao Lang refused, and he said to Luo Shen: I am rich, and you are poor, how can I let you who are poor come to help me who is rich? Luo Shen asked in surprise: I am very rich, and you don't have a stone of grain, but you say that you are rich and I am poor, isn't it ridiculous? Zhao Lang said: No, I once went to your house, and saw that you had not rested late at night, and you were busy day and night, but you were never satisfied. Although I earn 100 shells a day, I have time to study, and my family has a few hundred leftovers, and the money cannot be spent, and the dust on the money has accumulated to an inch thick. Isn't it because I'm rich and you're poor? When Luo Shen heard this, he felt very ashamed. Zhao Lang's words expressed the criteria for judging wealth and poverty: people can't live for shell coins, can't become slaves to wealth, and know how to stop in moderation, and can't blindly ignore others for the sake of wealth, so that even if they are rich and poor. ”
"People have four great riches: the first benefit of no disease, the second richest contentment, the first kindness of friends, and the first safety of inaction. In layman's terms, these four riches are not sick in the body, nothing in the heart, a few friends, and elegant and free. ”
"One, there is no illness on the body. As the saying goes: Illness comes like a mountain, and illness goes like a thread. A small cold is enough to make people uncomfortable for several days and unable to do things with peace of mind, and a serious illness not only distresses oneself, but also worries one's loved ones, so don't get sick if you have anything. Only when you are healthy can you be happy, pursue career success, and have a happy life. People can exchange their health for shellfish, but it is difficult to exchange shellfish for health. No matter what life you aspire to, a good body is always the foundation of survival. It is said that plain is true, but in fact, plain is peace, that is, no disease and no disaster. Life in the world, no disease and no disaster, family health and safety together, is everything. Life is free of disease and disaster, and it is good to be safe! With a stable foundation, are you still afraid that there will be no wonderful moments to fill in? People can only live once, and they cannot arbitrarily demand that they live another 500 years, and all they can do is to make this life as healthy and happy as possible. ”
"Second, I'm fine. If there is nothing in the heart, that is, there is no trouble, there is no worry, and you are always content, and you are content with everything. People have greed, they bring trouble to themselves in vain, they live day and night in anxiety and expectation, and before they realize their desires, they are already suffering and suffering, and if they take risks in order to satisfy their infinite desires, they do not hesitate to take extraordinary means to ingest, then it will bring disaster. There is a folk legend: I am busy all day long for hunger, so I have to eat and think about clothes. Wear Aya Rorscha in winter, wear yarn, and lack a beautiful wife in front of the hall. married three wives and four concubines, and was afraid that he would be bullied by people without officials. Sanzheng and six things are too small, and he wants to face the south to be the king. Once he ascended the Jinluan Palace, he admired the gods and played chess. The fairy played chess with him, and asked where there was a ladder to the sky. If it weren't for this person's big limit, it would be too low to go up to nine days. There is no end to the discontentment of the human heart. In fact, life can take a step back and think about it, live a simple life, life will not change because of our anxiety, and it will not be because of our contentment and no gain. ”
"Three, a few friends. You can invite a few close friends to the wild stream, or play the piano and chess, or bend the water to drink, or talk about some good karma, or talk about the rise and fall of the present and the past, watch the flowers and branches pile up splendor, listen to the birds and make the sheng spring. It is better to be happy with others than to be happy alone, and how can life be without friends? For a person who is depressed, a word of encouragement from a friend is even more useful than all the good medicine in the world. When we are at a low point in our lives, the warm encouragement and enthusiastic help of our friends can warm our bodies and hearts, which can help us get back on our feet and walk through the mud. ”
"Fourth, elegance and ease. Tens of millions of shellfish coins are easy to obtain, elegant and hard to find, and the rich are common, and they are rare. Some people say that although heaven and earth are small, it is enough to accommodate an elegant and clean soul. Ten acres of land, a cow, and a wife and children are hot on the kang. This is people's elegance and ease, not vulgar at all, but a way of life that is in line with nature. Hard days, convenient travel, return home calmly. When resting, you can sit quietly on the spacious ground, soak up the sun, smell the flowers, or take your children and accompany your parents to play and relax on the mountain roads, feel the nature, and enjoy the family. ”
"I know that story. Later, Luo Shen changed his name to Luo Xuan under the influence of Zhao Lang, and Zhao Lang also changed to Zhao Gongming, and the two joined the sect together, thus embarking on the road of cultivating immortals. But what you said later is too ordinary, that is the way of the world, not the way of immortals. "Bewitched.
Xue Jian looked at Gu Immortal and said unconvinced: "If you have lost humanity, how can there be an immortal way?" As a Heavenly Immortal cultivator, your cultivation is really not enough, especially the cultivation path!"
"Cultivators must first of all follow the right path, go straight to the essence of life, most of them have hidden virtues in their hearts, and their merits lie in nature and inaction. Immortal cultivators abide by daily necessities, and they are all the way to the Tao. Seeking advice from high cultivators cannot be perfect, because those who are high cultivators are still walking on the road, and seeking perfection will have no truth in their eyes, and they will miss all the true teachers. If you don't seek perfection, you can get the guidance of one merit and one line, and it is all creation. If you seek advice from an immortal cultivator, you should not follow the plan, you will have a self-righteous Master standard in advance, and those who do not meet the preset standard will be greatly disappointed. In the past, the Yellow Emperor asked Guangchengzi, but he didn't know that Hongya was Guangchengzi, so he missed it in person. Xuanyuan Holy Ancestor is still like this, not to mention our successors. ”
"Those who don't know the truth in front of the immortals generally have the following barriers. The first is that merit is not prepared: If merit is not prepared, not only does it lack the insight to know the truth, but the practitioner will also become more and more hidden in front of such people. For example, some people always like to visit with a shelf, and some even use all kinds of knowledge to prove that they have a good background. The meeting is endless, but he refuses to accept it at a low level. That person can only answer oh oh haha. Later, you said that people are not masters, they don't know the real tricks, and they don't have real kung fu. Is this self-deception?
"The second is that the root device is unfavorable: the root device is unfavorable, although there is an opportunity, but there is no fate, guarding the treasure mountain does not know the treasure, looking for the master to find the master, always thinking that the monk from afar is good at chanting, and likes to chase celebrities. Taishang Dao Ancestral Dao: The sergeant hears the Tao and acts diligently; the sergeant hears the Tao, if he survives or dies; the corporal hears the Tao and laughs, and not laughing is not enough for the Tao. Folk scholars, sergeants are rare, and middle and lower people are numerous. There are often people around me who farm today, go to the Tao tomorrow, and become officials the day after tomorrow. The swaying person is not because of the value orientation, but only for the fame, thinking that it will enhance his own merits, but he doesn't know that the years are rushing, and a few swings down, and he doesn't feel old. So I sighed that it was difficult to meet a Master, and it was difficult to find the Fa-rectification, and even a heart to seek the Tao was cold. ”
"The third is that the opportunity has not arrived: the opportunity has not arrived, although it has to meet Gao Zhen, but it is always missed and there is no chance to cultivate. With this opportunity, I know that people are superior. Without this opportunity, even if they have been together for many years, they are just the brothers and uncles next door, and they just say hello when they meet. Most of the high-ranking people have high cultivation, great virtue, and real kung fu, but they lack a kind of high-level atmosphere, and they are really like the old brother and uncle next door. In fact, those who really have inheritance and understand cultivation are generally humble and easy, do not show their talents, do not engage in sectarian disputes, impart knowledge in a plain and unpretentious manner, do not make a fuss, and do not pretend to be profound. Most of these people are not famous, indifferent to fame and fortune, and they don't have to package themselves, they naturally follow the customs in life, are willing to be lonely, have extraordinary knowledge among ordinary people, are upright, and abide by the quiet and nothing. ”
"The most important thing is that a person who is a high cultivator is first of all physically and mentally healthy, with a light body, good behavior, clear eyes, ruddy complexion, and not many words but sufficient energy. When you come into contact with such a cultivated immortal, you can feel comfortable and peaceful, and you can deeply feel his personality charm and be willing to get close. If you are fortunate to receive the guidance of such an immortal cultivator, the cultivation he teaches you must be natural and simple, pay attention to virtue and mind, pay attention to internal refining of essence and spirit, and will never play tricks and violate the laws of life and social ethics. ”
"The method of righteous path cultivation mainly relies on personal cultivation, and never relies on the so-called 'blessings' and 'merits', let alone relying on external forces such as immortals, ghosts, and spirits to cultivate. Righteous Kung Fu emphasizes 'Kung Fu eats Kung Fu', which must go through years and months, accumulate essence and energy, and there is no quick success. And the law is rigorous, in line with the law of life operation, in line with the basic principles of Yi and medicine. Most of the practitioners who inherit the Inner Dan study are proficient in hidden knowledge. As the saying goes, 'the elephant is invisible, and the Tao is nameless.' A gentleman will drive when he has the time, and he will walk tirelessly when he can't.'" The avenue is the unity of knowledge and action, and it must be practiced in this way. The cultivators of the Great Dao of all generations also emphasized a hidden word, so that there was a hidden immortal faction. Although in troubled times, there are always people from the Taoist sect who come out to support justice, but when they retire after success, they are always talked about behind them. Those who have retired after success will return to the mountains and forests. Those who have never been out of the mountains have never been separated from the people. The folk are water, and the cultivators are as good as water, hidden in the water, and they are in harmony. ”
"The real hidden is to be a normal person, to do things normally, and to accumulate merits and virtues. A true practitioner blends into the people, does not leave the people, and achieves success in the people. The avenue is endless, and the complex is endless. Practitioners are on the road, and there are many people on the road, so don't miss them in person. Your disciple hides and does not cultivate his mind, so there is a disaster today, you use Gu poison as a guide, it seems that your cultivation has gone to the extreme, and you have missed the guide!" Xue Jian said.